Rokubun

rokubun.cat ↗ ·Barcelona ·Seed

Rokubun is a Barcelona-based R&D deeptech company developing precise, affordable GNSS (satellite navigation) solutions, spun up in 2015 after being selected by the European Space Agency's business incubation programme (ESA BIC). Its products include JASON, a cloud GNSS post-processing/PPK service, the ARGONAUT plug-and-play receiver, and an embedded Galileo OSNMA authentication library, targeting drones, connected/autonomous vehicles and V2X, precision agriculture and logistics. It is a small seed-stage venture (roughly 10-20 people) funded largely through ESA/EU space programme contracts plus a ~€400-550k equity crowdfunding round via The Crowd Angel.

Founded

2015

Founders

Total funds raised

€550K

SectorsGNSS & Navigation, Space Tech, Deeptech, Mobility & Automotive (V2X), Geospatial Start-up MapDeeptech & Hardware › Space technology & satellite systems

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Founders

Miquel Garcia-Fernandez

Co-founder & CTO

Xavier Banqué-Casanovas

Co-founder & CEO

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